Wareham sends four to Cape All-Star game

Sunday

Jul 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Next Saturday's Friendly's Cape League All-Star Game might look a little bit like a Falmouth Commodores game when the West takes the field. The Commodores will have a league-leading six starters in the lineup, after the rosters were announced Friday.

GREG JOYCE

Next Saturday's Friendly's Cape League All-Star Game might look a little bit like a Falmouth Commodores game when the West takes the field. The Commodores will have a league-leading six starters in the lineup, after the rosters were announced Friday.

Falmouth, tied for second place in the Western Division, has three starting infielders ­— Kevin Cron (TCU), Leon Byrd, Jr. (Rice), and Kevin Newman (Arizona St.) — the starting corner outfielders — Rhys Hoskins (Sacramento St.) and Dylan Davis (Oregon St.) — and the starting DH, Casey Gillaspie (Wichita St.). Cron, Hoskins, Davis, and Gillaspie will provide the thump in the starting lineup, as they have combined for 19 home runs, more than eight other teams have total.

On the East squad, Y-D leads the way with seven selections, including starting third baseman Alex Blandino (Stanford) who also made the team last year. Blandino is batting .333 for the Red Sox.

In the starting lineup, Harwich has four representatives: LHP Aaron Bummer (Nebraska), SS Branden Cogswell (Virginia), LF Derek Fisher (Virginia), and DH Ian Happ (Cincinnati). Bummer holds a 4-1 record with a 0.84 ERA over 32 innings. Fisher is third in the lead in batting, as he entered Saturday night's game with a .370 average.

The West's starting battery will be an all Bourne one, with Jaron Long (Ohio St.) starting on the mound, throwing to his catcher Max Pentecost (Kennesaw St.). Long leads the league with a 5-0 record, allowing just one earned run in 28 innings. In that stretch he has struck out 23 while walking just four. Pentecost is the leading active hitter on the Cape, batting .394 with a league-high 26 RBIs.

Brewster has three starters in the East lineup, including two in the outfield. Scott Heineman (Oregon) and Boo Vazquez (Pittsburgh) were named starting outfielders, while Trevor Mitsui (Washington) is the starting first basemen. Heineman is tied for the lead league with 19 stolen bases.

Hot-hitting Connor Joe (San Diego) is the starting catcher for the East. Joe slugged two home runs on Friday night and is batting .333. His teammate, Dante Flores (USC) will get the start at second base, batting .340 with 19 runs scored.

Austin Slater will represent Hyannis in the starting lineup at third base, making him the third Stanford representative with Blandino and Y-D's Wayne Taylor. The three selections give the Cardinal the most All-Stars of any college.

Cotuit's Jake Fincher (NC State) rounds out the West starting lineup in center field, batting .281 with 12 stolen bases. He is one of four Kettleers on the roster.